Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-07-14

men, the kissing missile passing through
his body. He will die. Robert Reid also
was hit i'm the abdomen and had two fin
gers broken, besides being seriously
burned -Four others were slightly injured.
A very sad accident occurred on the
Chicago & Grand Trunk railroad near
Millette station the other evening, where
by Mrs. Henry Underhill lost her life and
Miss Maude Blye, a girl 10 years old, was
severely injured by special train run
ming north. Just as the train approached
the station, Mrs. Underhill and Miss Blye
started TO cross the track ahead of the en-
CINE. There seems to be no blame at
tached to the com pany.
On the order Of the governor the score
tary of state has issued commissions to the
following persons: George G. Briggs OF
Grand Rapids, George W. Crawford OF
Big Rapids and Peter Lennon of Flint
commissioners to locate by monuments the
position of Michigan regiments at Gettys-
burg George Kirby of Bots Blanc, com
missioner to lay ont state road along base
line of Bots Blame island. Jonathan j.
Woodman of Paw Paw, to he member of
the live stock sanitary commission for SIX
years, vice Thomas Mans of Berrien coun-
ty, who declined to qualify.
A small house at the south END of East
Saginaw burned the other day and a six
years old son of John Mcdonald was
burned to death. The child lived with
Mrs. Curley. a washerwoman. who got up
early, leaving the boy In the care of her
daughter Stella, aged 10, Stella says she
awoke TO find the house in flames, and
rushed out, carrying the boy with her.
After putting the child down, she heard
him the next moment screaming amidst
the flames, but could not rescue him again.
1t is supposed by some that he was In a
dazed condition and ran back into the
house.
An immense flow of gas has been OBJ
tanned in well being sunk behind the
First national bank at Port Huron, at $40
feet. The pressure at this well is various
~ estimated ut from 800 To 500 pounds TO
the inch. II is impossible to stop the flow.
as 1t would raise the casing and all out of
the well. The roaring and screaming of
! the gas can be heard half a mile away as
1t burns from tie pipe thirty feet above
| the ground. An immense quantity Of gas
escaped all around the easing and the
| joints In the pipe. II Is stated that this
well is nearly If not quite equal to the big
well Mt Findlay, Ohio. Great crowds con-
stantly visit the well and great excitement
| prevails.
Secretary Sterling of the Michigan state
agricultural society, has issued the annual
premium list for the thirty-ninth state
| fair To be held In Jackson, beginning Mon
day, September 10, and closing Friday,
September %, together with the premium
| list for the eighteenth annual fair of the
| Michigan horticultural society, which will
be held at the same place and time. The
premium list book is pamphlet of about
100 pages, containing on every page valu-
able information for patrons OF the fair.
The rules, regulations, price Of admission
ETC., remain substantially the same as last
year. Entries for live animals and farm
| implements close September /; other eX-
hibits must be entered prior to September
! ~. The safe plan for persons to pursue
who expect to exhibit any articles or ami
mails is 70 write to the secretary for pre-
MUM list hook Address J. c. Sterling,
Monroe, Mich, prior to Sept, 3, after that
date he will he in Jackson. Information
regarding railroad transportation will be
! furnished by Secretary Sterling.